SWAT team called after armed man barricades himself in home

JEFFERSONVILLE, IN (WAVE) – A SWAT team was called to a Jeffersonville neighborhood Monday morning.

According to police, a man has barricaded himself in a home located in the 1700 block of Birchbark Lane around 8:00 a.m. That street is off Middle Road and the neighborhood is across from First Christian Church.

Apparently the man has a weapon, which is why SWAT was called. Traffic in the area could be impacted.

Stayed tuned on-air and online as we learn more about this developing situation.

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Here in the city that's home to "University-6," as the University of Louisville is identified in a federal criminal complaint filed by the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the feeling of devastation is exceeded only by anger and disbelief.